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OEF Vector space definition
OEF Vector space definition
--- Introduction ---
This module currently contains 13 exercises on the definition of vector spaces.
Different structures are proposed in each case; up to you to determine whether it is
really a vector space.
Let
be the set of all circles in the (cartesian) plane, with rules of addition and multiplication by scalars defined as follows.
If
(resp.
) is a circle of center
(resp.
) and radius
,
will be the circle of center
and radius
.
If
is a circle of center
and radius
, and if
is a real number, then
is a circle of center
and radius
.
Is
with the addition and multiplication by a scalar defined above a vector space over the field of real numbers?
Space of maps
Let
be the set of maps
,
(i.e., from the set of to the set of ) with rules of addition and multiplication by a scalar as follows:
If
and
are two maps in
,
is a map
such that
for all
belonging to
.
If
is a map in
and if
is a real number,
is a map from
to
such that
for all
belonging to
.
Is
with the structure defined above a vector space over
?
Absolute value
Let
be the set of couples
of real numbers. We define the addition and multiplication by a scalar on
as follows:
For any
and
belonging to
, we define
.
For any
belonging to
and any real number
, we define
.
Is
with the structure defined above a vector space over
?
Affine line
Let
be a line in the cartesian plane, defined by an equation
, and let
be a fixed point on
.
We take
to be the set of points on
. On
, we define addition and multiplication by a scalar as follows.
If
and
are two elements of
, we define
.
If
is an element of
and if
is a real number, we define
.
Is
with the structure defined above a vector space over
?
Alternated addition
Let
be the set of couples
of real numbers. We define the addition and multiplication by a scalar on
as follows:
For any
and
belonging to
,
.
For any
belonging to
and any real number
,
.
Is
with the structure defined above a vector space over
?
Fields
Is the set of all , together with the usual addition and multiplication, a vector space over the field of ?
Matrices
Let
be the set of real
matrices. On
, we define the multiplication by a scalar as follows.
If
is a matrix in
, and if
is a real number, the product of
by the scalar
is defined to be the matrix
, where
.
Is
together with the usual addition and the above multiplication by a scalar a vector space over
?
Matrices II
Is the set of matrices of elements and of , together with the usual addition and scalar multiplication, a vector space over the field of ?
Multiply/divide
Let
be the set of couples
of real numbers. We define the addition and multiplication by a scalar on
as follows:
For any
and
belonging to
, we define
.
For any
belonging to
and any real number
, we define
if
is non-zero, and
.
Is
with the structure defined above a vector space over
?
Non-zero numbers
Let
be the set of real numbers. We define addition and multiplication by a scalar on
as follows:
If
and
are two elements of
, the sum of
and
in
is defined to be
.
If
is an element of
and if
is a real number, the product of
by the scalar
is defined to be
.
Is
with the structure defined above a vector space over
?
Transaffine
Let
be the set of couples
of real numbers. We define the addition and multiplication by a scalar on
as follows:
If
and
are two elements of
, their sum in
is defined to be the couple
.
If
is an element of
, and if
is a real number, the product of
by the scalar
in
is defined to be the couple
.
Is
with the structure defined above a vector space over
?
Transquare
Let
be the set of couples
of real numbers. We define the addition and multiplication by a scalar on
as follows:
For any
and
belonging to
,
For any
belonging to
and any real number
,
.
Is
with the structure defined above a vector space over
?
Unit circle
Let
be the set of points on the circle
in the cartesian plane. For any point
in
, there is a real number
such that
,
.
We define the addition and multiplication by a scalar on
as follows:
If
and
are two points in
, their sum is defined to be
.
If
is a point in
and if
is a real number, the product of
by the scalar
is defined to be
.
Is
with the structure defined above a vector space over
?
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